EU udlover pris for bedste fremskridt inden for e-forvaltning

[Anne Østergaard <sslug@sslug>]

Skal Danmark have en pris?

EU udlover pris for bedste fremskridt inden for e-forvaltning!


eEurope Awards for Innovation in eGovernment 

http://europa.eu.int/information_society/eeurope/egovconf/documents/concludi
ng_speech_for_commissioner_liikanen.doc

Concluding speech for Commissioner Liikanen, eGovernment conference
30.11
(at 12.45hrs est.)

eEurope Awards for Innovation in eGovernment 


The  response of public administrations to the informal "Call for
Applications" to this conference was impressive. Based on this
experience
and along the lines of the eGovernment Label awarded at this conference,
the Commission will launch a competition of annual eEurope Awards for
Innovation in eGovernment". 

Through its annual competition, the award recognises innovative
initiatives
and by offering the recognition provides concrete evidence that
government
can work to improve the quality of life for citizens and that it
deserves
greater public trust. By highlighting exemplary models of government's
innovative performance, the Award serves as a catalyst for a continued
progress in addressing the EU most pressing public concerns and for the
betterment of society as a whole. 

The context for making these awards is the eEurope Action Plan. The
purpose is to stimulate the improvements in Societal Applications
provided by
administrations in the public sector. Awarded applications should
demonstrate innovation, and profound improvements in services offered to
the public. 

The award will address eGovernment, healthcare, transport and other
areas
of the Public Administration, such as education and the environment.
Each
year the awards will target specific policy areas and it will cover all
government departments at all levels (central, federal, local and
territorial), within the EU Member States and the Accession Countries. 

To be eligible, a societal application must involve a fresh approach to
a
problem of significant concern to a sector of EU citizens. 

In line with the spirit of this eGovernment conference, the Awards are
intended to draw attention to exemplary practices in government and to
provide a platform for public-sector innovators behind these practices
to
disseminate their achievements.

Finally, I like to thank all of you for your participation and for the
contribution to the success of this conference and invite who of you did
not, to visit the exhibition, an impressive manifestation of the
vitality
of the Public Sector, and I wish you the best of success in eGovernment
implementation. 


Anne

-- 
Anne Østergaard, sslug@sslug http://www.sslug.dk